News Headlines @ 9pm (April 5, 2017)

* Odisha Cabinet nod to 6 proposals; Cabinet decides to change name of Panchayati Raj dept to Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water dept, merges Mission Shakti with WCD dept.

* Aadhaar to become mandatory for applying PAN, filing IT return from July 1.

* Shiv Sena warns of protests in Parliament if MP Ravindra Gaikwad flying ban issue not resolved.

* RBI appoints Malvika Sinha as the new Executive Director.

* Commercial flight operations to resume in Shimla by April end.

* India rejects Pakistan’s move to declare Gilgit-Baltistan as its fifth province.

* Rashid Khan becomes first Afghan player to make IPL debut.